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How to Make the Traditional Watermill Quilt Block - Free Tutorial for this Quick and Easy Block

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How to Make the Traditional Watermill Quilt Block - Free Tutorial for this Quick and Easy Block
Today let's look at this classic quilt block called Watermill that was originally published in Grandmother Clark's Patchwork Quilt Designs circa 1930. This easy block traditionally is made with just a light and a dark fabric but I had to change it up a bit. It also looks great as a scrappy block!

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The Super Easy Broken Dish (or Dishes) Quilt Block Tutorial

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The Super Easy Broken Dish (or Dishes) Quilt Block Tutorial
Today let's piece together this scrappy version of the easy Broken Dishes quilt block. The block traditionally is completely done with scraps but looks great with only two colors - just make sure you have a lot of contrast between the colors.

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How to Sew This Easy, Scrappy Split Nine Patch Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial

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How to Sew This Easy, Scrappy Split Nine Patch Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial
Today I dug into my scraps to bring you this tutorial for a beginner-friendly, scrappy block called Split Nine Patch. With only Half Square Triangles and squares, the block goes together quickly and has lots of layout options.

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Free Tutorial for the Easy Variable Star Quilt Block

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Free Tutorial for the Easy Variable Star Quilt Block
Today let's look at this easy Variable Star. First off - it goes by a ton of different names: Happy Home, Star of Virginia, Henry of the West, Star of Hope, Flying Crow to name a few! 

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Beginner Friendly Nine Patch Variation Quilt Block Tutorial

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Beginner Friendly Nine Patch Variation Quilt Block Tutorial
This easy block uses just squares and rectangles to create a design that alternates light and dark fabrics for a delightful quilt. While the units can be made like a typical Nine Patch block, I've chosen to eliminate some seams by using rectangles in place of some of the squares. 

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